Instructional Video14:39
TED Talks

TED: How we can make the world a better place by 2030 | Michael Green

12th - Higher Ed
Can we end hunger and poverty, halt climate change and achieve gender equality in the next 15 years? The governments of the world think we can. Meeting at the uN in September 2015, they agreed to a new set of Global Goals for the...
Instructional Video14:56
TED Talks

Michael Green: What the Social Progress Index can reveal about your country

12th - Higher Ed
The term Gross Domestic Product is often talked about as if it were “handed down from god on tablets of stone.” But this concept was invented by an economist in the 1930s. We need a more effective measurement tool to match 21st century...
Instructional Video10:17
Curated Video

Understanding the Human Development Index

12th - Higher Ed
This video provides an introduction to the Human Development Index (HDI). The video discusses the challenges of accurately measuring economic development and why a multidimensional approach is necessary. The video explains how the HDI is...
Instructional Video12:20
Crash Course

The Anthropocene and the Near Future: Crash Course Big History #9

9th - Higher Ed Standards
The Anthropocene covers the last century in an unofficial geological era. An informative video considers both the pros and cons of progress. It discusses the environmental impact, changes in lifestyle, political changes, wars, and...